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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 264

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants. You may enter as many clues as you like, and everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants. Feel free to explain your clue. if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue. However, please don't comment on the merit of a particular clue before voting opens.
Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, November 24, when voting opens. Voting closes at 7 p.m. (UK time) the same day.
This week's challenge is;

POPULIST (8)

Weekend rules: Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

Future setters should note that a complete list of previously used words on Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available at https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Buggered up spoilt demagog (8)

Dad had an about-turn to lean towards Trump perhaps (8)

Lip pouts designed to attract the hoi polloi (8)

Orban kept a Hungarian sheep-dog in the office (8)

(PULI in POST) for anyone who might need it)

Man of the people made to slip up (8)

Quietly stop Liu becoming "President of the People" (8)

(Liu He was a vice-premier of China)

Spooner saw you enraged by a certain type of politician (8)

Saw you enraged -> Lop you pissed

Common fighter charged with operation? Get out, soldier! (8)

common: def
P OP U(GI)LIST